Census Update
Thanks for your support! The U.S. Commerce Secretary reported that the 2010 Census came in on time and under budget.
The data released so far includes state population counts and apportionment data.
(Apportionment is the process of dividing the House of Representatives’ 435 seats among 50 states.)
Based on the 2010 Census, Oregon will continue to have five seats in the House, while Washington State gains
one seat.
For more information about the 2010 Census, apportionment and data release schedules,
please visit www.2010census.gov.
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Facts from the 2010 Census
- Over four-fifths (83.7 percent) of the U.S. population in 2010 lived in the nation's 366 metro areas.
- Combined, approximately 1 of every 10 people in the United States lived in either the New York or Los Angeles metro areas in 2010.
- Led by New York (8.2 million), Los Angeles (3.8 million), and Chicago (2.7 million), the six most populous cities kept their same rank as in 2000.
- More than half of the growth in the total population of the United States between 2000 and 2010 was due to the increase in the Hispanic population.
- The Asian population grew faster than any other major race group between 2000 and 2010.
- Nearly half of the West region's population was minority.
- Texas joined California, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, and New Mexico in having a "majority-minority" population.
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